Rebecca

Journal day 1

On day one I went to the Old Spanish Fort in Pascagoula. When I was there I saw lots of cool forts. They said I could go in them, so I did. While I was getting out, I accidentally broke one of their forts, so they kicked me out. But, before that happened, I learned that it was built in 1718, and that the population in Pascagoula is 23,719. Then, for breakfast, I went to the Waffle House and had some waffles.

Then, I went to Golf Islands National Seashore. I learned that it was built in 1971 and the population of Ocean Springs is 17,225. I also went fishing there. I got a surprise, I caught a fish so big it pulled me in and I got soaked. Then I went to a gas station called Shell Ocean Springs, and got some gas.

Then, I went to Hattiesburg. It has a population of 44,779 and I learned there are 7570 people with disabilities. Then I went water canoeing. It was awesome!! So then, for supper, I went to Jaybirds Stone Fired Pizza. Yummy!!

Journal day 2
On day two, I went to Alcorn State University. Did you know it was founded in 1871? Before that, Oakland College owned it. You would never guess what! A man stepped on me. He probably lifts trains. His muscles were so big that you could land airplanes on them! Then, after that, I went to Wingoes Hot Wing’s To Go. They are very hot!!

Now, I am at Vicksburg National Military Park. It was established on February 21st in 1899. It is the fifth national military park created by Congress. I also learned that the ownership was transferred from the VA department on August 10th 1993. 117.85 Akers includes over 18,000 internments. Graves of the Civil War soldiers total 17,077 of which 12,909 are unknown. Then, after that, I went to Walnut Wally’s for lunch. I got a cheeseburger. Then, I went to JR’s Carven to get some gas for my car.

I am at Jackson in the capital. It was built in 1903. The governor is Haley Barb and the population is 130,694. Now I am taking a tour in the capital building. It is so cool!! When I was in the capital building, I accidentally tripped and broke something, but they said they could fix it. I wasn’t very hungry, so I didn’t go out for supper.

= Journal day 3 =

First, I went to Jackson State University. Did you know it was found in 1877? Then, while I was there, I accidentally walked into a room and everyone was speaking Spanish. I was really embarrassed. Then I went to the May Flower Cafe and got some soup. Then, for gas, I went to Express Fuels.

On my second stop, I went to the Old Capital Museum. Did you know that it was abandoned in 1903? It was reopened and more than 700 people visited it during its grand opening. There I saw lots of cool statues of people. Then for lunch, I went Elite Restaurant and I had some hot rolls that were so good, they didn’t need to be buttered. YUMMY!!

On my third stop I went to Flora National Park. It was so cool before I slipped in the mud and got my sweatshirt dirty. But before that, I learned that it took from 1999 to 2005 to build it. It has more than 1000 species of seed bearing plants. I wasn’t very hungry, so I didn’t go out for supper.

= Journal day 5 =

On m first stop on day 5, I went to Greenville, Mississippi. Did you know Jim Henson lived there? Then, I drove by his house he lived in when he was a child. Did you know he was born on September 24th 1936, and died on May 16th 1990? So he lived until he was about 53.His first puppet was Kermit the Frog. Then I went to Don’t Eat Place and got some soup. I don’t know why the name is called Don’t Eat Place, the food tastes so good.

The second place I went to was Greenwood. And I went to the Flora River Plantation. Did you know at the Flora River Plantation their highest temp was 106 in 2007.Wow! Its lowest temp was –4 in 1989. Then, I went to Murphy USA for gas and lunch. I got a ham sandwich. Then while I was walking to my seat, I slipped in a puddle.

On my third stop I went to Columbus. Did you know their population is 23,798 and their highest temperature was 108 degrees? Their lowest temp was –4 degrees. Then, for supper, I went to Mc Donald’s. I got a shake and a snack wrap. = Journal day 6 =

On my first stop on day 6, I went to Elvis Presley’s birthplace in Tupelo. I learned that Elvis Presley was born in the year of 1935 and he died in the year of 1977, so he lived for about 42 years, because he had too many drugs. His wife’s name was Priscilla. Then, I went to Vanellies Restaurant and I got an egg mc muffin for brunch.

Then on my second stop I went to Tupelo National Battlefield. It was built in 1848. In June of 1864, Major Ben William Sherman successfully defended Tupelo. The battle through Tupelo was fought with more than 20 thousand troops. Then, I went to the Woody Restaurant and got a cup of soup, it was so good!!! Then I went to T- Mart and got some gas. Guess what while I was there, I over filled my gas tank, and I got gas all over my shoe. Then I went inside and I got a Root beer. It was the best Root beer I ever had. YUMM!!

Then on my third stop I went to Tupelo Regional Airport. Did you know that it was 1951 when the first plane load of travelers stepped on the tarmac? Also, Tupelo regional airport has emerged as an important regional transportation center. Then, I went to Park Heights restaurant and got a burger and some water. It was so good!!

Journal day 7
= = On the first stop on day 7, I went to Clarksdale. While I was driving I saw a really fat bird. If it ate anymore, it would probably blow up. The population is 18,006. There are 8,098 boys, and 9,908 girls. The mayor is Hennery Espy. He got reelected for mayor. Then, I went to Burger King and got a burger.

Then, I went to Shelby. The population is 2,600. There are 1,174 boys, and 1,426 girls. Their tree is the Magnolia tree. I went bird watching because I brought my own binoculars. I saw a few birds, but I don’t know what they were called. But one had black and brown fathers. Then I went to James Quality market, and I got gas, some food, and a Sprite. The Sprite was so awesome!!!

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On my third stop I went to Cleveland. The population is 12,218. There are 5,556 males there, and 6,662 females. While I was there, I saw someone with a really big doughnut. It looked like it was jelly filled. I was going to ask the person were she got it, but then she got on a bus. I didn’t go anywhere else, because I had some food left over from lunch, and I was really tired.======

Journal day 8

On my first stop on day 8, I went to Woodall Mt. Its height is 806 miles, and its latitude is 34.787868. Its longitude is 88.7411. Wow! That is a big mountain!! Then, I was thinking I should try to climb it! But then I thought, I might hurt myself. I wasn’t very hungry, so I didn’t go out for breakfast.

Then, on my second stop, I went to Booneville. The population there is 8,749. There are 4,085 boys and 4,664 girls. The biggest rainfall there is 13.41 inches. Then, for fun I went to watch bull riding at Crossroads Arena. There you can go barrel racing, bare back riding, and Brahma riding. So, I decided to watch someone go Brahma riding. It was so cool. Then, for gas I went to Scott’s Dixie gas. I got a burger for lunch there and a bag of bread with peanut butter to save for supper.